2:21 – And I gave her space
– Gk chronos – time; season
to repent of her fornication;
– the Lord continually seeks repentance (v5, 16, 22; 3:3, 19) – he used the work of the Apostle John in his letters to warn these false teachers
and she repented not.
– Jezebel k…
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Background
The KJV has Pergamos (feminine form of the name). Many other translations have the neuter form, Pergamum.
In 282BC it was made the capital of the Seleucid kingdom. In 232BC the Attalid kingdom was established and under the reign of Eumenes II (197–159BC) the city was tra…
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An Announcement
In v4 God expressed Himself in the language of manifestation as One who manifested Himself in the past, is manifesting Himself in the present and will do so in the future, through His omniscient and almighty power and wisdom.
Now the identity of the manifestation is fur…
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Chapter Breakup
v1-3 The Introduction and Blessing
v4-7 The Eternal Author Introduced
v8-11 The Great Voice to the Ecclesias
v12-20 The Vision of the Son of Man
Introduction and Blessing
1:1 – The Revelation of Jesus Christ
Gk – apokalupsis – mean…
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Colour scheme
By colouring down the border of your margin in just 5 colours through most of Revelation you can quickly see what type of chapter you are reading:
Blue–for Visions kingdom or the kingdom-community
Green–for Seals (Judgments on Pagan Rome)
Yellow…
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Marking our Bibles is enjoyable and very satisfying. Why would we do it? Why not just read the Bible regularly? Of course it is vital that we read our Bibles every day, and reading and meditating upon three portions from different parts of Scripture gives a broad and valuable overview of the…
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“As his name is, so is he.” Whilst this statement was made in an unfortunate context by Abigail about her foolish husband Nabal, the same statement is remarkably applicable and far more encouraging when applied to the great man Ezra – the writer and one of the main subjects of the book which b…
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